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is a coalition of academic, legal, research and healthcare experts and researchers advocating for substance use treatment for pregnant people that centers families, eliminates health disparities, and connects parents to systems of support.
Our coalition aims to reform reporting laws
to shift focus to treatment.
safe mi
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Why advocate for change?
View this 3-minute animation to learn about how prenatal substance use differs from child abuse, the implications of reporting prenatal substance use on families, and our work to advance equity for families
What we do
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Research
Our research focuses on racial bias in policies and practices associated with drug testing and interventions to reduce health disparities and improve substance use treatment
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Advocacy
We collaborate with organizations to develop policies and programs that focus on substance use treatment and drug testing policies in health care systems.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eeaa32_3be59ba0f95340c0bc9b946994da824d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_101,h_101,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/eeaa32_3be59ba0f95340c0bc9b946994da824d~mv2.png)
Legislation
Our coalition partners with Michigan state leaders on legislation that promotes family preservation and ensures compliance with federal reporting laws.
Supporting Organizations
![ACLU of Michigan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_392189bf0ad548669c56ca1981f85f32~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_105,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_392189bf0ad548669c56ca1981f85f32~mv2.jpg)
![Michigan Academy of Family Physicians](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_932eb64539024a73ab56334affd66264~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_66,h_67,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_932eb64539024a73ab56334affd66264~mv2.png)
![Michiagn Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_b559cd7e049a4e3ba18b24d283bcf628~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_97,h_99,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_b559cd7e049a4e3ba18b24d283bcf628~mv2.png)
![Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_e32ae83d3c7d411eab1635948b9c931e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_85,h_96,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_e32ae83d3c7d411eab1635948b9c931e~mv2.png)
![Michigan Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_fefe3884be7143d69040054fc1ace1ed~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_91,h_93,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_fefe3884be7143d69040054fc1ace1ed~mv2.png)
![National Association of Social Workers Michigan Chapter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_995c04e3a977404a92a6a0e7647c025a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_105,h_113,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_995c04e3a977404a92a6a0e7647c025a~mv2.png)
![ACLU of Michigan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_392189bf0ad548669c56ca1981f85f32~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_105,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_392189bf0ad548669c56ca1981f85f32~mv2.jpg)
![Michigan Academy of Family Physicians](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_932eb64539024a73ab56334affd66264~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_66,h_67,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_932eb64539024a73ab56334affd66264~mv2.png)
![Michiagn Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_b559cd7e049a4e3ba18b24d283bcf628~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_97,h_99,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_b559cd7e049a4e3ba18b24d283bcf628~mv2.png)
![Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_e32ae83d3c7d411eab1635948b9c931e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_85,h_96,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_e32ae83d3c7d411eab1635948b9c931e~mv2.png)
![Michigan Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_fefe3884be7143d69040054fc1ace1ed~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_91,h_93,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_fefe3884be7143d69040054fc1ace1ed~mv2.png)
![National Association of Social Workers Michigan Chapter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e5332e_995c04e3a977404a92a6a0e7647c025a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_105,h_113,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e5332e_995c04e3a977404a92a6a0e7647c025a~mv2.png)